Security Forces Held Hostage Among 22 Killed in Iraq

At least 22 people were killed, and 14 were wounded in
recent violence:

Security forces recovered eight dumped
bodies near the village of Sarha, on the border between Diyala and
Salah ad Din provinces. Six of the mutilated bodies are believed to belong to security
personnel who were last seen alive in a video released by Islamic State
militants late last week. The government was given three days to release
imprisoned Sunni females or the hostages would be executed. The women were not
freed. The increasing
presence of the Islamic State militants in Kirkuk and Diyala
provinces have reportedly caused several villages to be evacuated.
Authorities in Salah ad Din province also warned
residents that fresh attacks are growing concern.